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Spirit on the Course @ Rock n Roll Marathons!

neeleyneal — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:16:38 +0000

Spirit on the Course @ Rock N Roll Marathons

Channel your Creativity & Cheer To WIN!

Sideline Star proudly sponsors the Rock N Roll Marathons’s 2009 Spirit on the Course Event!

Over 40 Teams are competing in this year’s Arizona Event coming up on January 18, 2009! Spirit on the Course Squads “Keep that Spirit Up” for over 34,000 runners to cheer them on to the finish line. Last year’s Winner, Appollo High School, took home $1000 for their program!

In addition to the cash prizes this year, Sideline Star’s teaming up to make EVERY squad a winner! All Spirit on the Course participants will receive 2 for 1 discounts to any 2009 Sideline Star LIVE! Event. The Top 10 teams will receive a FREE paid bid!

Find out how your squad can participate in Spirit on the Course Events happening nationwide here…

Cheers!
NN & The Sideline Star Team

Cheerleading Down Under!

neeleyneal — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:10:50 +0000

East Coast All Stars is a competitive cheerleading program in New South Wales, Australia. They took home just about every award possible at a recent competition at the NSW State Championships in Perth on Sunday, September 14.

The teams took home first or second place in several categories as well as first and second for Grand Champions.

1st – Junior Cheer 14 years & Under – Level 2
1st – Junior Group Stunt 14 years & under – Level 3
1st – Teen Cheer 11-18 years & under – Level 2
1st – Senior Cheer – Level 2 Coed
1st – Senior Group Stunt – Level 3
1st – Best Tumbler – Junior 14 years & under – Teegan
1st – Highest Senior Coed Basket Toss
2nd – Highest All Girls Basket Toss (5 members max) – Junior 14 years & under
2nd – Teen Group Stunt 11-18 years – Level 3 AG

Way to go!

*\O/*NN

Win a modeling contract with Ford Models!

neeleyneal — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:51:47 +0000

Calling all cheer-hotties!

MySpace has teamed up with Ford Models for the Next Fresh Faces contest, and you could be the newest addition to Ford’s roster! If you’re female and 16 or older, visit myspace.com/fordmodels to enter now. Check out the photo gallery to size up the competition, and subscribe to the video channel for modeling tips and to see what it takes to be a model. Don’t miss the blog for an insider’s look from a Ford agent. Good luck!

Click here to watch the entry instruction video!

Good luck!

Cheers! *\O/*

Coronado Cheerleaders earn national accolades!

neeleyneal — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:35:36 +0000

From an article By Aileen B. Flores / El Paso Times:

The Coronado High School varsity and junior varsity cheerleading teams brought home 19 awards after attending the National Cheerleading Association’s camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.The Coronado cheerleaders received 15 team and four individual awards including 13 All Americans, the NCA Leadership Award and two NCA staff invitations.

Read the full article…

NFL’s Arizona Cardinals are calling all Jr. Cheerleaders!

neeleyneal — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:47:58 +0000

Calling all cheerleaders!
AZ Cardinals are hosting the annual Jr. Cheer Program for 2008! Practice with the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders and perform at half-time in front of 60,000 fans at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 5!

Participants ages 5-14 are encouraged to register. For full details about the program and practice dates, visit http://www.azcardinals.com/cheerleaders and go to “Jr Cheer”!

Hope to cheer with you on the field! Go Cardinals!
Cheers *\O/* NN

Spectator Spirit and Sportsmanship

neeleyneal — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:28:59 +0000

As competition season approaches, it’s a good idea to keep in mind the sportsmanship and spirit that makes compeititon cheerleading so unique. The National Council for Spirit Safety and Education newsletter has a write up on competition sportsmanship. This is not about the cheerleaders as much as it is about the parents and spectators. I hope everyone who reads this takes it to heart.

As we begin another competition season, let’s take a few minutes to remind our cheerleaders and parents about their competition sportsmanship behaviors. Cheerleading is an activity that originally began as a support group and promoted good sportsmanship. At a recent competition I attended, the audience was asked to remain seated when squads were performing, and competition staff were standing at the back of the aisles to keep people from entering while performances were ongoing. Parents refused to stop; adults stood in the aisles talking on cell phones; adults moved in and out oblivious to the fact they were blocking the audience’s views of the performing groups. One parent, when asked to stay back, angrily refused to stop, stomped her way down ten rows of seats, sidled in to the middle of the row and began to complain to her seatmates, gesturing back to the competition staff. Another adult kicked at a cheerleader sitting on the floor of the lobby and directed an expletive at the cheerleader when she did not move out of the way quickly enough.

What has happened to common sense and treating others as we would like to be treated? Education is a key point when dealing with parents and cheerleaders alike. Do not assume people will behave as you expect them to. During parent meetings, give clear expectations of what you expect from parents and cheerleaders as it relates to behavior at competitions. Reading and distributing to parents and cheerleaders the event guidelines for dealing with unsportsmanlike conduct is also important. Coaches, teach parents and cheerleaders (and yourself if necessary!) how to win graciously and how to accept second, third, or fourteenth place. Shaking hands and congratulating winners is done in all sports–yet we don’t often see cheerleaders do this.

Let’s all work to bring sportsmanship back to cheerleading–parents, competitors, and coaches. And let the 2008-2009 competition season begin!

Cheers! *\O/* NN

Sensations of Sport – it could be you!

neeleyneal — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:28:01 +0000

From Inside Cheerleading Magazine:

Inside Cheerleading magazine and our sister publication, Inside Gymnastics magazine have teamed up with Secret Clinical Strength Sport to bring you “Sensations of Sport.” We are looking for stand-out athletes who have shown dedication to the sport of cheerleading and gymnastics and have triumphed through hard work and adversity.

We want to know your story! Tell us why you should be picked as a Sensation of Sport and you could be featured on InsideCheerleading.com in the next few weeks! If you are selected you will receive a prize pack which includes a free one year subscription to Inside Cheerleading or Inside Gymnastics magazines! We will also pick one cheerleader and one gymnast for a full page feature in either Inside Cheerleading or Inside Gymnastics magazines!

Cheerleading Safety in question…again

neeleyneal — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:19:10 +0000

The great debate on cheerleading safety rages on. Here’s the latest from the NCCSI:

The National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research (NCCSI) has issued it’s most resent report on sport injuries in High School and Collage. Cheerleading is again, the one sport that is responsible for more injuries than any other to female athletes.

You can see the full report here .

Keloland Television has an online article about the NCCSI report including some of the things that can be done to improve the safety of everyone involved.

Injury prevention is going to come from coaching education, proper training of the athletes, giving them the right environment and the right opportunities.”

As for those opportunities, Fritsch said parents should research cheer programs and choose one with coaches who are safety-certified.

The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators has a website that parents can go to, which offers the top five questions that parents should be asking when their child joins a school or club…

Read the full article…

Safety is such an important topic in cheerleading and education of coaches, cheerleaders and parents are the key.

Cheers! *\O/* NN

3 Cheers for Ca$h – Monopoly!

neeleyneal — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:41:51 +0000

Check it out – the perfect Xmas gift for Cheerleaders who like to count cash!

The world’s most exciting sport has just teamed up with the world’s most popular board game, MONOPOLY®. Whether you’re a fan of Pop Warner or High School, All-Star or College cheerleading, The Cheerleading Edition of the MONOPOLY® game will thrill you! Hold on to your poms and get ready to wheel and deal your way to owning the ultimate competitive cheerleading empire of all time!Get fired up to buy, sell and trade some of the most prestigious cheerleading competitions from around the country. Collect competitions from Hawaii to Florida, from Maine to Texas, build Gymnasiums and eventually own your own Convention Centers as you GO, FIGHT, WIN your way to victory!

Order NOW! Games will be off the Press in October.

If you would like free shipping, put 03 after your name when ordering-like this:

Debbie Bracewell 03

Only 5000 games are available through Core Athletics before Christmas, so order now! NCSSE is featured on the money tray of the game.Click here to order

http://www.coreathletics.com/

Who’s a Sideline Star? Are you?

neeleyneal — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:56:20 +0000

Sidelinestar.com was created by professional cheerleaders for cheerleaders (or future cheerleaders!) No experience required to join our network! Chances are, if you’re reading this blog, you’ve already surfed your way onto sidelinestar.com. This blog is an extension of our site and a quick, easy way to keep you updated on cheer news as it comes in from all 4 corners of the Cheer World!

Sideline Star will be your number 1 resource for all things cheer – so grab your poms, lace up your cheer shoes and click here to jump on over to our site to check it out for yourself!

Cheers! *\O/* NN